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25 Celebrity Babies We'll Welcome This Year

We bet you can hardly contain yourself

(Newser) - Can't stop thinking about Baby Kimye ? What will Kim Kardashian and Kanye West name their little one? Will it be a boy or a girl? And more importantly, will it have its own reality show? Well, that's far from the only celebrity baby to look forward to...

Kate Middleton Nurse Tried to Kill Herself Twice Before

Overdosed on pills last December in India; was put on anti-depressants

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha's suicide in the wake of the Kate Middleton prank call was actually her third attempt on her own life, reports the Daily Mail , citing Indian newspaper reports. Saldanha tried to kill herself while in India last December by overdosing on pills, but survived after being rushed to...

Australian DJs in Hoax May Face Criminal Charges

Scotland Yard looking into it

(Newser) - The Australian DJs whose royal hoax led to the suicide of a nurse they duped might face criminal charges, reports news.com.au . Scotland Yard says it working with the Crown Protection Service to determine whether any laws were broken, without providing more details. Meanwhile, Australia's media watchdog is...

Nurse's Suicide Notes Address Hoax, Slap Hospital

Staff says prank victims had 'full support'

(Newser) - The three suicide notes left by nurse Jacintha Saldanha each addressed a different topic: One discussed the prank call by Australian DJs, another dealt with funeral preparations, and a third leveled criticism at Saldanha's hospital colleagues. Her family has received typed versions of each note, insiders tell the Guardian...

Radio Pranksters Get Death Threats, Bodyguards

Regulator may revoke station's radio license

(Newser) - The Australian radio station involved in the prank call to Kate Middleton's hospital has hired 24-hour bodyguard protection, after getting a number of death threats. About a dozen Southern Cross Austero staffers have been forced to move into hotels, and as many as 10 executives have been assigned personal...

Nurse in Royal Prank Left 3 Suicide Notes

Coroner reveals Jacintha Saldanha used scarf to hang herself

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha , the nurse who answered the now-infamous prank call asking about Kate Middleton, left not one but three suicide notes, a coroner's inquest in Britain heard today. A police detective chief inspector revealed that two notes were found at the scene , and a third was tucked among...

Nurse in Royal Prank Hanged Herself

Jacintha Saldanha found in her room at staff housing

(Newser) - Jacintha Saldanha , the nurse who answered the now-infamous prank call asking about the health of Kate Middleton, was found hanged in her room at the hospital's nearby staff housing, Sky News reports. The contents of a suicide note she left behind still have not been revealed. London police...

Aussie Radio to Give $525K to Dead Nurse's Family

Saldanha's family seeks full investigation into her death

(Newser) - The Australian radio station behind one of the most infamous prank calls ever is donating its advertising revenue for the rest of the year to the family of Jacintha Saldanha , the British nurse who apparently killed herself in wake of the call she put through to Kate Middleton's hospital...

Teary Aussie DJs 'Gutted' Over Nurse's Death

Radio station says it tried to contact hospital 5 times before airing recording

(Newser) - Australian DJs Michael Christian and Mel Greig have broken their silence on their royal prank call gone horribly wrong , reports the Guardian , tearfully telling an interviewer that they're "shattered, gutted, heartbroken" over the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha. "No one could've imagined this to happen,"...

UK Cops Look for Aussie Investigation Into Royal Hoax

DJs could face charges for using 'listening device'

(Newser) - Scotland Yard is hoping to take the investigation into the tragic royal prank call Down Under: As the BBC reports, UK police have reached out to their Australian counterparts about investigating the radio DJs who prank-called the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated for morning sickness. "They haven'...

DJs in Royal Hoax Taken Off Air

Move comes after nurse they duped apparently kills herself

(Newser) - The Australian radio hosts whose royal hoax led to the apparent suicide of the nurse they tricked are off the air for the time being, reports the Guardian . Sydney station 2Day FM said Mel Greig and Michael Christian were "both deeply shocked" at the death of Jacintha Saldanha. "...

Suicide Eyed in Death of Nurse Who Fell for 'Queen' Prank

She put call through to Kate Middleton's nurse

(Newser) - That funny story of a couple of hospital workers who fell for a prank call from "the queen," allowing two radio DJs to speak to Kate Middleton's nurse, is now a tragic story: The receptionist who answered the call and put it through to Middleton's nurse...

Kate, Feeling 'Much Better,' Leaves Hospital

Prince William accompanies wife, who will now have 'a period of rest'

(Newser) - The former Kate Middleton left a London hospital today looking like a champ, and noted that she's "feeling much better" after a three-night stay for hyperemesis gravidarum, or acute morning sickness. Prince William accompanied her, and St. James's Palace later released a short statement from both of...

Kate's Hospital Falls for Prank Call From 'Queen'

Aussie radio show scores health info on Kate Middleton

(Newser) - Well, this is embarrassing: The British hospital treating Kate Middleton admitted it was victimized by a crank call in which information on the Duchess of Cambridge's condition was given to a woman impersonating Queen Elizabeth II. An Australian radio station made a hoax call to King Edward VII's...

Kate Feels Better, but Faces Tough Pregnancy

Vomiting, weight loss may last for months

(Newser) - Britain is fully in the grip of royal-baby fever these days, and mom-to-be Kate Middleton is getting better—but her acute morning sickness will likely spell a difficult pregnancy, the Daily Mail reports. Prince William spent hours at her bedside and left her London hospital with a relieved smile today,...

What Life Will Look Like for Royal Baby

$2M wardrobe, 'dull meals,' and maybe even a twin sibling

(Newser) - Royal-watchers are ravenous for news about the forthcoming progeny of Prince William and wife Kate , so E! and other sites take a look at what life will be like for the soon-to-be third in line to the British throne:
  • He or she will be welcomed with tolling bells, cannons, and
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Palace Confirms: William, Kate Pregnant

Duke, Duchess of Cambridge expecting their first child

(Newser) - It's not a rumor this time: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting. Buckingham Palace and Clarence House announced Kate Middleton's pregnancy, which is in its "very early stages," today, MSNBC reports. In addition to being Prince William's heir and third in line to...

France to Arrest Pap Who Snapped Kate Pics: Report

Sources say photographer's identity has been given to police

(Newser) - Fallout from the Kate Middleton topless photo debacle continues: French police are about to arrest the paparazzo who took the pictures, sources claim. The photographer’s name has been given to investigators, and he’s “expected to be held for questioning imminently,” a source tells the Mirror . Police...

11 Completely Insane Celeb Beauty Treatments

Sheep placentas and snake venom and bee stings, oh my!

(Newser) - You've heard about Tom Cruise's bird poo facials —but he's far from the only star to put something kinda icky on his face in the name of beauty. Celebuzz rounds up 10 more completely crazy celebrity beauty rituals:
  • Simon Cowell indulges in sheep placenta facials to
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Oh, Goody: There May Be Naked Pics of William, Too

Prince is included in some of the Kate Middleton snaps: sources

(Newser) - In the middle of a larger piece about how the Kate Middleton topless photos are a moneymaker for porn websites, Telegraph writer Willard Foxton drops this little bombshell: There are nearly 300 images from Kate's French vacation with Prince William being shopped around, according to newspaper editors. Just 24...

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